Xephmadia One-Shots

Xephmadia: Dark Past

Hannah's POV:
Hannah and Lewis were arguing over something that had happened at the office that day.  Simon had falsely accused Hannah, and Lewis believed him.  Normally that wouldn't have bothered her but he seemed fairly quick to go against her. 
"I can't believe you would do that!"  Lewis snapped after Hannah had said for the seventh time that she hadn't spilled the coffee on Lewis's computer and destroyed the world that most of the yogs had been working on for the next series for the main channel.
"How many times do I have to tell you that it wasn't me!  If it had been I would have owned up to it!"  Lomadia held her boyfriend's gaze.
"Simon seems fairly certain th-"
Hannah cut the spaceman off, "Since when do you take Simon's word over mine?!  I know he's your best friend but you haven't even listened to my end of the story!  I was filming with Ki-"
"Sure you were!  Who else could have done it? Who else would have been in our office?! Just tell me the truth!"  Lewis's voice had risen to a shout. 
Hannah fought back her fear.  The last person to yell at her like that, was her abusive ex boyfriend Jake.  He used to scream at her calling her a slut and a whore before he would inevitably hit her. 
When Jake was particularly mad he would cut her and even knocked her down the stairs once, which resulted in a broken ankle that never healed properly and still bothered her to date. 
"I am telling the truth!"  She was trying hard not to sob at the lack of trust that the one person she loved most was showing her.  "Why won't you believe me?"  At this point the tears were threatening to spill over and she knew if that happened, she would break down and be unable to defend her point. 

Lewis's POV:
"Simon seemed confident in telling me that it was you who had spilled the coffee on the computer, and worse that you did it on purpose!"  Lewis countered, he hated having to yell at Hannah like this but he needed her to tell him the truth.
"On purpose?!  I would never!"  Hannah looked teary eyed and angry at the accusation.
"It seems to me like a certain owl loving girl didn't want to work on this project!  Sabotage would be the perfect way to-"
His girlfriend cut him off, "Sabotage! I can't believe what I'm hearing!"
"Don't lie to me Hannah!"  Lewis took a step forward to emphasize his point, and it took him less than a second to see his mistake.

Hannah's POV:
"Sabotage! I can't believe what I'm hearing!"
"Don't lie to me Hannah!"  Lewis took a step forward.
In that moment the fear that had been nagging at her took over.  She felt her heart begin to race and she became hyper aware.  Her breath began to come in fast, shallow gulps.
In the back of her mind, she knew it was stupid to be afraid of Lewis, but her brain had kicked into over drive, and everything Jake had ever done to hurt her came back to her.  Everything she had tried to forget came flooding back. 
The tears spilled over like a tidal wave as she did the only thing she knew how to do when Jake would get angry.  She backed up and sat on the sofa shaking, her knees pulled to her chest, protecting every part of her that she could.

Lewis's POV:
Hannah had begun to hyperventilate and cry, she'd backed away from him and curled up on the sofa as if he would hurt her. 
Many times Lewis had wanted to track Jake down and kill him but he never brought him up to Hannah...for this very reason.
He hated seeing her so scared and broken, and what made it even worse was that he had caused it.
"Oh Hannah, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to-" He stepped forward again to attempt to help her but she just whimpered and hugged her knees tighter. 
Xephos knew the best thing for him to do was to back away from her, and show Hannah that he was never going to hurt her.  That he would never treat her like that good for nothing Jake.
Lewis went to the kitchen and pored her a cup of tea from the kettle he'd made earlier, before he went to their room and grabbed her favourite blanket.  A soft green throw blanket that had the picture of owls imprinted on it.
With the tea in his hands and the blanket hanging around his neck, he headed back to the living room.
She was still sat on the sofa shaking, tears running down her face.
Lewis walked up from behind her so the sight of him wouldn't scare her further.  He set the tea silently on the table without Hannah noticing.  Then he draped the blanket around her shoulders and she whipped around to face him and for a moment he thought she was going to run.  He gave her an apologetic smile and she finally met his gaze for the first time since his mistake. 
She didn't say a word but he knew clear as day that all his owl maiden needed was a hug.
The spaceman sat down on the sofa next to her and put his arms around her.  She immediately leaned closer to him, sobs wracking her shivering frame.
They sat there for what could have been moments or hours with Lewis whispering apologies and reassuring words to his girlfriend.
"Oh Hannah I'm sorry!  I didn't mean to scare you!"  Lewis said when she had calmed down a bit.
"It-it's okay, I sh-shouldn't have b-been scared of y-you."  Lomadia sniffed.
"You had every right to be terrified, I should have been thinking!  I don't want you to be scared of me, I love you."  At his final statement he felt Hannah snuggle closer to him.

Hannah's POV:
"You had every right to be terrified, I should have been thinking!  I don't want you to be scared of me, I love you."  When he said 'I love you' Hannah snuggled up closer to him, because that was the difference between Jake and Lewis.  Jake had never loved her, and Lewis did.
The two sat there in silence for a few minutes before Hannah spoke, "Why didn't you believe me?"
Lewis sighed. "Simon said he saw you dump the coffee on the computer, but after all of this, and you defending yourself the way you did, I'm starting to think he knocked it over accidentally and blamed you for it."
"I really didn't do it, you could check the security footage if you want."  Hannah sniffled at the end of her sentence.

Lewis's POV:
"I really didn't do it, you could check the security footage if you want."  Hannah sniffled at the end of her sentence.
Lewis pulled out his phone with his left hand while keeping his right arm around his still upset girlfriend.  He had to know the truth, despite that fact that he was almost certain at this point that Hannah was telling the truth. 
Sure enough the footage clearly showed Simon knocking the coffee over on Lewis's computer.
"Hannah I'm sorry."  Lewis said as he put his phone away.
"Its fine."
"No it's not.  I should have believed you, or at the least listened to your end of the story!  Instead I acted like a jerk and never even let you have the chance to explain.  It's not fine, and I'm sorry Hannah.  I'm truly sorry, and I love you more than you'll ever know."  He hugged her a little tighter, tears forming in his own eyes.
"It's okay, I forgive you."  Hannah smiled slightly.  "What kind of girlfriend would I be if I walked away because of one mistake?"  She paused and looked up at him.  "I love you too.  More than you know.  You've done so much for me.  That being the main one. You love me, and that's how I know that you really do feel bad about what you said, and why I can forgive you for it, because I love you too." 
Hannah sat wrapped in Lewis's arms for the rest of the night, until the two drifted into sleep, the whole problem in the past, and the bond between them strengthened.